I finally hiked up to the ruins of the medieval fortress this morning and was rewarded with some awesome views of Prizren and the surrounding countryside.  It is a short hike but it starts out going up narrow cobblestone streets at grades that have to be at least 15% to 20%.  But the steep road gave me lots of time to stop and photograph the ruins of the houses and an old Serbian Orthodox church destroyed in 2004.

The final part of the path is a more gentle grade with increasingly spectacular views of Prizren.  I then passed through an archway in the wall to the center of the fortress, where a few men were doing some digging and restoration work.  I'll just add some of the photos I took rather than trying to describe the views.

The destroyed Serbian Orthodox church is in the lower left.

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Our apartment is in the center of this photo; the taller building behind the long cinder-block building. Our back patio is the lowest one seen on the left side of the building. 

Much to my surprise I ran into Ilyrjan, the Fulbright ETA, up at the fortress this morning, so we had coffee and a nice breakfast together after the easy trip back down into town.

I like this photo since it shows a big Muslim mosque with the tall minaret in the lower right, an active Serbian Orthodox church (with the dome) in the middle, and the Roman Catholic Cathedral (with the tall clock and bell tower) a little farther along the same line. Also notice all the other minarets scattered around the city - lots of mosques here!

All in all a great way to start the day here in Kosovo.